TAR-SEALING OF STREETS

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21966, 15 December 1936, Page 10

TAR-SEALING OF STREETS

RICCARTON RESIDENTS’ REQUEST MAYOR’S ASSURANCE TO DEPUTATION * “They always muster up a good crowd for a tar-sealing,” .said the Mayor of Riccarton (Mr H. S. S. Kyle, M.P.) after the Riccarton Borough Council had received a deputation of 14 residents in Rata, Rimu, and Kauri streets, asking that those streets should be tar-sealed “It seems to me that councillors are looking to their own streets rather than to the more deserving streets.” said Mr P. Jones, who led the deputation. He referred to the transfer of the streets from the Waimairi Countv to the borough. “We realise that we made a mistake in coming into Riccarton borough,” he said. “But we want something done. We realise the difficulties of the council,” The deputation claimed that the three streets, especially during race meetings, became virtually a highway for city traffic. Residents suffered considerably from dust and grit raised by cars. Mr Kyle assured the deputation of the council's sympathy. The council would like to see all the borough roads tar-sealed. So far the council had hesitated to ask for a loan, all the tar-sealing having been done out of revenue. When the three streets would be provided for he was- not prepared to say. They would be considered when the next year’s estimates were being prepared; but he could make no definite promise.